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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oakmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakmont and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Oakmont:
- 40.062295, -80.676468
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Oakmont
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Since Oakmont is near Marshall County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Oakmont
Communities Also Named Oakmont ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Oakmont.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Oakmont.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Mineral County
- This Oakmont is located in Mineral County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Oakmont.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sonoma County
- This Oakmont is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km]<1> to the west of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Oakmont.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Oakmont is located in New Castle County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Oakmont.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oakmont is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oakmont.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Oakmont is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Oakmont.
- Harford County
- This Oakmont is located in Harford County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Oakmont.
- Montgomery County
- This Oakmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oakmont.
- Missouri
- Taney County
- This Oakmont is located in Taney County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Oakmont.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Oakmont is located in Pitt County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Oakmont.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Oakmont is located in Wood County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Oakmont.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Oakmont is located in Allegheny County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Oakmont.
- Cambria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oakmont [Cambria County].
- Dauphin County
- This Oakmont is located in Dauphin County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Oakmont.
- Delaware County
- This Oakmont is located in Delaware County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Oakmont.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Oakmont is located in Beaufort County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the south of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Oakmont.
- Dorchester County
- This Oakmont is located in Dorchester County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the south of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Oakmont.
- Oconee County
- This Oakmont is located in Oconee County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Oakmont.
- Orangeburg County
- This Oakmont is located in Orangeburg County and lies 448 miles [721 km] to the south of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Oakmont.
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This Oakmont is located in Wilson County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oakmont that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Oakmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakmont ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rocks is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rocks
- Echo Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Elm Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Greggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greggsville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
- Martins Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mozart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mozart is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
- Mozart Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Terminal Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
- Valley Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
- Vineyard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
- Warwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warwood is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood
How Far From Oakmont to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oakmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakmont and extending to:
- Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the West.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Oakmont to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Oakmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Oakmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0623, Longitude: -80.6765 In this case, the coordinates for Oakmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.043 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.866 degrees. |
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